On September 19, 2018, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket Number USTR-2018-0001] stating that USTR has determined that particular products should be excluded from the safeguard measure applied to certain solar products and is modifying subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) as set forth in the Annex of the notice to implement these exclusions.

The modifications to U.S. note 18 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS set forth in the Annex to the notice are applicable with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 am EST, on September 19, 2018.